Writings from the wife of a wounded warrior who has been left with mostly invisible injuries.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

My Crazy Life Just Got a Little Crazier

It's been awhile since I blogged or at least I've slowed down on my posts lately. I've been crazy busy and have not had time to be on the computer at all. So, lots of updates I need to write about!!

First of all, Dreyson has kept me incredibly busy running him to rehearsal's at Starlight Theatre which is an hour drive from our house. He has rehearsal everyday for his role in the upcoming musical, The King and I which is starring Lou Diamond Phillips as the King. Dreyson is loving every minute of it and I think I am getting more worn out than he is!!

Next, we have sold our house! This is both good and bad. The good news is that we sold our house in this economy pretty quickly. The bad news is that as of June 10 we will be homeless. We originally were not supposed to close on our house until July 1, but today that all got moved up because of some stuff with Allen, which I'll explain in a minute. So, for now, the boys and I will be staying with family for awhile. We are frantically packing and moving stuff to storage in between trips to Starlight. Panic is beginning to set in!!

Now, for Allen. When I was in DC in May, I met Gen Chiarelli who offered assistance to us in getting Allen some much needed help. His office has arranged for him to go back to Walter Reed and then onto Bethesda for his TDRL exam, and to get some further testing and a better treatment plan in place. We will both be placed on Invitational Travel Order's as he cannot travel alone or be left alone. I will be his NMA and we are supposed to plan on being there for 3-4 weeks. They originally wanted us to go next week, but I had to have a couple of weeks to finish this house sale and get Dreyson through The King and I. The boys will be staying here with family, so once again, we will all be separated again. However, hopefully this will be a huge step in getting Allen some further testing and some much needed answers.

Just like everything else we've been through, we will get through all of this as well and be stronger and a closer family when we are on the other side. I just hope that after all of this and we get a new home, our life will get a little less chaotic and more peaceful.

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I am the wife of a wounded warrior. This season of my life started November 21, 2007, the day before Thanksgiving. My husband was deployed to Iraq and my family had all went to my sister's house for the holiday. My mom, sister, and I were making pies when my cell phone rang. Little did I know that my entire life was about to change. My husband had been critically injured in Iraq. Thus began this season of my life.
We are now three years into this season. We have all changed in many ways. Each day we try to embrace each other for who we are now and not dwell too much on who we used to be. Some changes are not so good, but many are definitely for the better. Just recently, we have started talking about the positive changes that we notice that are a direct result of this traumatic event.
I now know that my passion in life is to help other wounded warriors and their families. There are many needs that are not being met and it is my hope to help fill in some of those gaps for others who are traveling this same road.

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MG Bunting presenting SGT Hill with Purple Heart

December 3, 2007 WRAMC

Family Pic

June 2010

New York City Wounded Warrior Trip with the FDNY

Riding an FDNY fireboat to the statue of liberty. May 2008

Family

There is no bond stronger than the one that exists in a family. It allows us to fail without fault, to learn without loss,to love without condition. It is how we become who we are...-Brooke Vogel

Allen, Gina, Makale, and Dreyson

Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, NY

Road to Recovery Conference and Tribute

Makale and Dreyson with Mickey and Minnie in Orlando December 2008

Daddy and the Boys

Hanging out in the hottub

Lightning McQueen at Hollywood Studios

Posing with Lightning McQueen

Makale @ Sunflower State Games

Makale and Heather displaying their medals from the Sunflower State Games August 2007